{"id":38628,"date":"2014-05-21T15:40:19","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T01:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/?p=38628"},"modified":"2014-05-21T15:40:56","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T01:40:56","slug":"kailua-elementary-school-veggie-u-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/kailua-elementary-school-veggie-u-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Veggie U At A School Near You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kailua Elementary School fourth-graders are helping to field test a new farming program that may become part of the state DOE curriculum. The school is one of four in Hawaii to pilot &#8220;Veggie U&#8221; in a total of seven classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>After seeing it for himself at The Chef&#8217;s Garden in Ohio, local chef Alan Wong returned home to promote the 25-lesson course in Hawaii schools, which also include Royal Elementary in Honolulu, Wilcox Elementary on Kauai and Kihei Charter School.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Farmer Bob Jones developed this incredible Veggie U program,&#8221; Wong said, &#8220;that teaches kids about healthy eating and sustainable agriculture, as well as core concepts in plant science.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The pilot course comes with a Veggie U kit for each classroom, and all fourth-grade teachers are invited to sign up for it by May 23 at <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiagfoundation.org\">hawaiiagfoundation.org<\/a> or by calling Malia Crowell at 990-7798.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our goal is to introduce agriculture to students at a young age so they can think about pursuing an agriculture-related career,&#8221; said Yuko Kitagawa, board chairman of Hawaii Agriculture Foundation, which is partnering with tDOE on Veggie U. 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